"It was great to win that first set so quickly," Federer told the BBC. "I always had that lead in the bag and then it was important for me to stay focused. I knew he was much better than that first set and he showed that."

Centre Court will rarely have played host to a more one-sided set than Monday's opener, in which Mannarino was embarrassingly outclassed for the most part.

However, the Frenchman did manage to earn a break point — the first Federer had faced in the tournament — as his opponent served for the set and then dug deep to stay with the Swiss in the second.